Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO REV. W. H. MILBURN, by LEVI BISHOP



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TO REV. W. H. MILBURN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Dear friend, we guide thee to the altar
Last Line: There all shall know as they are known.
Subject(s): Friendship; Hearts; Religion; Theology


Dear friend, we guide thee to the altar,
To worship there on bended knee;
And tho' thy step may never falter,
Ye touch our warmest sympathy.

Those eyes that once like sapphires burned,
In vain they ope, in vain they rise;
And yet thine eye of faith is turned
To future home beyond the skies.

To that calm voice of prayer so clear,
The saints in glory seem to bend;
The God of mercy, drawing near,
A listening ear will kindly lend.

As glowing words the arches fill,
And richest imagery abounds,
The heart and soul with rapture thrill;
We seem to hear angelic sounds.

Ah, sweep that heavenly chord again!
Salvation is the worthy theme; --
Salvation; yes, a Saviour slain,
Us, sinful mortals to redeem.

Oh, if these lines shall greet thine ear,
Alas they cannot meet thine eye!
Oh, may you find in them to cheer,
To smooth your pathway to the sky.

There no dim light shall intervene;
Nor tear is there, nor sigh or moan;
There you shall see as you are seen;
There all shall know as they are known.





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